by admin | Jul 8, 2015 | Uncategorized
The previous post mentioned that protein, while a critical building block of life, is occasionally overeaten. Why would one overeat protein? A major reason is that fear of fat leads many to eat mainly lean muscle meats or low fat dairy. Traditional indigenous cultures...
by admin | Jul 6, 2015 | Wellness Doc
In recent posts, I have joined many other scientists and clinicians in an attempt to exonerate saturated fat as the primary cause of heart disease. Having presented some evidence that saturated fat is not “artery clogging”, I intend to share some of...
by admin | Jun 29, 2015 | Wellness Doc
Before going further in a discussion about dietary fat, it would be helpful to explain the 3 different types of fat and implications for our health. Fats are simply chains of carbon atoms strung together in different lengths and are called short, medium or long chain...
by admin | Jun 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
Last week, I pointed out that traditional diets from all over the world have often contained a high percent of saturated fat yet have not led to heart disease or stroke. This fact provides evidence that saturated fat is not the villain it’s been made out to be....
by admin | Jun 18, 2015 | Wellness Doc
In this post and several that follow, I would like to share some truths about fat (especially saturated fat) which I hope will reframe the debate about the macronutrient (carbs, fat and protein) content of our diets. Consider the diets of traditional cultures from...
